Marvel Chess

As a black rook, Kang can perform blistering attacks on the opposition and devastate their ranks. His role in the collection as a black rook reflects both his power and leadership, as he surveys any battlefield looking for the perfect opportunity to inflict damage on his enemies.

This beast of a Black Pawn was once the mild-mannered Dr. Curt Connors. Transformed into a vicious subhuman reptile, the Lizard is a mortal foe of Spider-Man. The piece illustrates the bestial side of the villain’s nature while the lab coat reflects the last remnants of Connors’ intelligence, buried deep in the creature’s mind.

Electro is the collection’s latest black pawn. He is a villain who has become increasingly powerful over the years. His chess piece was sculpted to reflect the electrifying nature of the character and his hatred of Spider-Man. A relentless foe of the Amazing Spider-Man, this frontline piece is determined to add spark to your gameplay.

All hail the king! Captain America, the Sentinel of Liberty, is one of the world’s greatest heroes and the set’s white king. His shield is raised; ready to lead the charge against Marvels greatest villains. The collection’s piece aims to reflect his nobility, power and leadership skills in an iconic pose. Though not the most powerful of chess pieces, this White King is a master strategist and defender of liberty.

The Absorbing Man was empowered by Loki to take on the mighty Thor. He is one of the collection’s black pawns. The sculpt captures both his anger and his raw power and also includes his favoured weapon – his deadly ball and chain.

Multi-armed and dangerous: your second Black Knight, a potent foe of Spider-Man and the Avengers. As a brazen Black Knight, Doc Ock threatens to reach past the Whites parade of pawns. With his ultra-powerful, prehensile robot limbs, it’s no wonder this death-defying, crenelated criminal is grinning with glee at the fight to come.

The Black Panther’s role as ruler of Wakanda and a member of the Avengers makes him the perfect hero to be a white rook, stealthy and decisive. His role as a rook demonstrates the respect these roles – ruler and Wakanda. He is also an Avenger and has saved the world countless times as part Avenger – have earned him, while also reflecting the graceful nature of his powers.

Taskmaster is one of the collection’s black pawns. He is a deadly villain who has fought both against and with the Avengers. Able to adopt any opponents fighting skills, sinister Taskmaster acts as an intimidating Black Pawn, able to counter any offensive from the forces of the White, including Captain America’s shield-slinging assaults.

Hawkeye is one of the collection’s white pawns. He’s an Avenger only willing to risk his own safety to save others. White Pawn Hawkeye rarely misses his target, and this experienced Avenger has the Black set in his sights. What he lacks in power, he makes up for in skill and spirit. His sculpt shows him at his sharp-shooting best while his role as a white pawn in the collection reflects the fact that he’s often the first to leap into action – no matter what the danger.

The Mandarin is one of the collection’s two black bishops. He is also a Super-Villain of immense power. As Iron Man's most implacable foe, he brings a new level of menace to an already treacherous chessboard. The chess piece reflects his malevolence while also drawing attention to his ten rings of power.

The Wasp might only be a small hero but she’s often the first to dart into action, just like the pawn that represents her. Tiny and stealthy, she’s the perfect pawn to slope past the opposition’s line of defence. Her figurine reflects her confident nature while her costume is one of the most recent, and used by her during her time in the Avengers Unity team.

The deadly Viper is the collection’s black queen, the piece reflecting her role as one of the world’s leading terrorists. The criminal mastermind and head of HYDRA is perfectly cast as the most powerful piece on the side of the villains. The piece reflects her ruthless nature.

The Marvel Chess Collection welcomes android Avenger, the Vision, as a heroic White Rook. Once a weapon aimed at Earths Mightiest Heroes, the Vision is now one of the Avengers most dependable and powerful teammates. The piece reflects both his humanity and power, facets that make him the perfect Avenger to be a white rook.

The incredible shrinking Ant-Man is the diminutive hero, now a sensitively sculpted and hard-wearing White Pawn. The sculpt reflects the otherworldly quality of this amazing hero. Ant-Man was a founding member of the Avengers and has always been one of Marvel’s greatest – and often smallest – heroes. Will he be yours?

Natasha Romanova, the Black Widow is the highly trained and toned White Pawn hand-carved and painted. Black Widow’s espionage skills make her the perfect pawn, moving forward behind enemy lines before her allies.

Quicksilver has been both hero and a villain. Sometimes manipulated by others, he is one of the collection’s white pawns. Quicksilver’s role as a white pawn reflects how he often rushes head first into battle, while the sculpt shows his amazing speed and his superior attitude.

Mad, malevolent and hell-bent on defeating Spider-Man – the Green Goblin is one of the collection’s black knights. Surely Marvel’s most distinctive Super Villain, the Green Goblin is the brilliant but crazed alter ego of Norman Osborn.

Bullseye has been a killer all his life – but has also often found himself a pawn in the hands of other, more cunning villains. Playing the part of the Black Pawn, hand painted and highly detailed. From the Kingpin to Norman Osborn, Bullseye has killed to further the plans of his bosses.

Wanda Maximoff is the Scarlet Witch your next white pawn– an Avenger and an exceptionally powerful mutant hero. A woman who can control chaos magic, Wanda has also often been used by others as a pawn in greater schemes. The sculpt shows Wanda in her modern costume casting a hex, the outfit echoing of her classic look.

Ultron is the deadliest robot ever created, a machine who seeks the defeat of the Avengers and the destruction of humanity. Ultron is one of the deadliest enemies the Avengers have ever faced. A living machine with a hatred of humankind, Ultron has proven to be an unstoppable force of destruction and claimed countless lives since it was first created by Hank Pym. The sculpt reflects Ultron’s inhumanity and its raw and savage robotic power. The ultimate Black Rook…

Klaw is a Super Villain driven by greed and the need for revenge. His strange powers make him a deadly opponent. Ulysses Klaw has a body made entirely of sound. His powers have enabled him to take on the Fantastic Four all by himself and have made him a vital member of such Super Villain teams as the Masters of Evil and the Frightful Four. Like a pawn, though, he has often found himself working for other, more powerful players.

The Molecule Man is a Super Villain capable of tearing beings apart atom by atom, he is also the final black pawn of this set. Superbly detailed chess piece has been sculpted by expert modellers, cast in metallic resin and then handpainted.